The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-07
Local and State No ties.

The remains of P NJ. Marsh. late train
master of the l., B. & W. road. were taken to
Peoria, last evening, for burial.
l.. n Andrews, formerly agent of the l.. P.
E. c. road, at this point. has been appointed
joint agent of the Lake Erie & Western and the
w abash roads. at Peru
One Indianapolis grain firm last year shipped
1000 carloads of grain for export via Boston:
now they unable to get a rate by which they
can forward export business without loss.
Round-trip tickets reading over any road
under the same management are still sold but
the sale of coupons reading over connecting lines
has been stopped under the rules OF the Central
Traffic Association.
The Indianapolis works yesterday shipped
forty-three new box-cars to the c., Fl. & d.
road, completing the contract for 300 cars.
These works still have another contract from
this company to build $50 cars
j. B. Harter. late agent of the Cincinnati,
Wabash g. Michigan at Niles, Mich, has been
appointed agent of this company at Indianapolis,
vice +. w. Terrence, resigned, to 60 into business
at Marion. Mr.. Harter takes hold to-day.
On Monday large force of men commenced
work the grading of the New Albany &
Western road. The Ohio g. Mississippi manage
ment expect to have their trains running into
New Albany over this road as early as July /.
General Freight and Ticket Agent Cartwright
OF the Cincinnati, Wabash a. Michigan road, and
the auditor of the company, Mr.. Wheelock. were
in the city yesterday, looking after some pro-
posed changes in handling business at this point.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & DAYTON system
earned IN March S79,9l2, and the Evansville &
Terre Haute. $40, 700. In the first case it was
increase of SCI, 0TS over the earnings for the
corresponding month in 1856; with the E. e r.
H.. an increase Of S., 600.
The Indiana division of the Train -dispatchers'
Association hold a special meeting in this CITY,
in the Brotherhood of LOGON olive Engineers
hall, on Sunday next. Delegates to the national
convention of the association, to be held in Bos-
ton in June, will be elected.
The Lake Erie & Western nd the j., NJ g. l.
roads have established belts and more perma-
nent basis for the ta,sion of freight be-
tween Louisville and Northern points reached
by the l.. E. d W. and it's direct connections,
Toledo and Detroit being am onc the number
The Pennsylvania Company is having trouble
with some of its men who reside in jefferson
Vile and New Albany. and whose work for the
company is In Louisville They are satisfied
with their wages, but retu Sc to pay 20 cents per
day Tor transportation to IND from their work.
The roads doing busine SIS east via Sandusky
have agreed to make ce ats the rate from In
dianapos to that point, and it is understood
that cents will be the from Indianapolis
to Toledo. During the last season the rate &c
Toledo dropped as low a., cents per 100 pounds
grain and -four.
On the retiring Of R. 81. Miner from the super
intendency of the Lcui' gviEe. Evansville & St
Louis road the Office wA be abolished and the
duties looked aItec Oy tIe'0eral Manager CT. /.
Evans. New Albany iii somewhat disturbed
report that the general offices of this
company to be rem 10 we'd from that city t
Louisville.
The Lake Erie s. W.. tern has decided to worl
its Indianapolis east,l,ound business via Tip
ton and Sandusky NIL will at begin III.
building of an eleva at Sandusky, the ele
vator facilities at tn at point are now unequal Il
the demand The l.. B. IL W. and the B. g. o
each mas an eievs cor there. but they are taxe(
n ha trina . n~sr
General Agent Can Wrinkle, of the Bee-ne re
ports consdera lie INQUIRY for cars to load Will
east-hound bus mess under the new rates. an,
as Shippers beg m to better understand what tn
changes are rHsy less troubled. Charcin.
no arh'traries tn interior points q feature o
the new deal Tilich strikes them favorably; 70
instance, era m or lumber 10 interior point O
New York IL .ktjs the New York city rate.
The Indi an apolis. Decatur 81 Spring field roat
VIII be so d at foreclosure sale on the 2Sth O
this month aid taken out of the hands of receiv
ers, and steEs now being taken which wi
take the Wabash and the Nickel plate ous Of tn